Originally Posted by Phil RhodesFar Cry 2 was incredibly atmospheric, but suffered far too many mistakes - and not only the respawning checkpoints.

Have to agree with this. While on the whole the game was far from great, there was something really memorable about it. If Far Cry 3 has anything like the same atmosphere with improved gameplay it will be worth a buy for me.

Originally Posted by DedersAny clues as to how this game runs on different machines? A few games recently have just put what they think a high end or low end machine should be as the specs. Dishonored springs to mind, says it needs a 460 but it would happily run at full detail on a 8800GT, possibly less. I also still fail to see what possible benefits having 8 cores and 16GB of ram for Max Payne 3 would be.

Does this game really need 8GB of ram to run at full detail? Does that mean it's a 64bit exe?

I played Max Payne 3 with 16GB of RAM and I never noticed it using anywhere near that amount, in fact I don't think it even got near using 8GB.

If Far Cry 3 has anything like the same atmosphere with improved gameplay it will be worth a buy for me.

Me too. This review doesn't tell us whether it solves the problems, though. Can you go prone? Are all rifles laser rifles? Do darts bounce off armour? Is there any element of stealth available whatsoever?

Originally Posted by DedersAny clues as to how this game runs on different machines? A few games recently have just put what they think a high end or low end machine should be as the specs. Dishonored springs to mind, says it needs a 460 but it would happily run at full detail on a 8800GT, possibly less. I also still fail to see what possible benefits having 8 cores and 16GB of ram for Max Payne 3 would be.

Does this game really need 8GB of ram to run at full detail? Does that mean it's a 64bit exe?

I played Max Payne 3 with 16GB of RAM and I never noticed it using anywhere near that amount, in fact I don't think it even got near using 8GB.

Exactly, I switched from 4 to 8GB of ram recently but now I have to send it back as it's faulty, whilst it was still working I tried Max Payne 3 and didn't notice any difference in image quality or ram usage than from when I had 4GB. The only game I've seen that actually can use more than 4GB is StarCraft 2, even then it doesn't make a difference during gameplay.

Sounds great to me. Didn't appreciate the negativity. I'm an uncle, sure hope my niece doesn't think of me in the same way. And I would love a True Lies type action movie game equivalent. A lot of them attempt it, but most of them fail at being truly fun and satisfying, I have to think back to something like Halflife 2. I am not interested in going in depth on the slave trade and drug taking in a game like this, I want to shoot bad guys, cause huge explosions, save the pretty girls and escape as the hero.

Not saying a game that goes 'deep' with stuff like that would be pointless, but that's best done with a whole other series, and probably even a whole other genre. In FarCry3 did you really expect anything else? Does Arma2 deserve negativity for not exploring the horrors of dictatorships and poverty? Battlefield 3 completely ignores the important issue of the high cost of human lives in modern wars. GTA ignores the true cost of car theft and its effect on insurance. etc.

If you want to be thorough and provide a view from all angles, I'd rather you go in depth on the engine and the gameplay and pick that stuff apart.

Have played a good few hours today and first impressions are great. ;) Thought the opening scenes were really well done and there's a huge amount of stuff to do, I almost can't make up my mind. The map is pretty huge aswell.

Basically seems like a much refined version of Far Cry 2 which is what i was hoping for. Had to turn off the weapon tagging and crosshair as it ruins the immersion for me, although you can still tag with your camera which is cool.